Member of the Society of French Artists, student of Jules Coutan, he obtained a silver medal at the Salon des artistes français in 1921, then the gold medal in 1924 before being placed in the out of competition.
In 1939, he received a commission from the FNAC for three small bronze gargoyles for the water outlets of the base of a monumental fountain in Pithiviers.
Two of his sculptures (The sun and the sea and The world and energy, also known as the Two lions) decorate the monumental staircase of the Marseille-Saint-Charles train station.
According to Édouard-Joseph, the Musée du Luxembourg owned a stone statue of him representing Diana. The work seems to be lost nowadays.

LOT n°114 Ary Bitter Ary BITTER (1883-1973) - DEUX OURS POLAIRES - Deux bronzes formant pendant, patiné brun richement nuancé.Épreuves anciennes "Ary Bitter sculpsit", édition ancienne de "Susse Frères Éditeurs Paris" (plaquette… Fiche détaillée